Cowboys & Aliens

A dreadful waste of time, the mix of genre's didn't mesh and the script let the cast down badly. It was awkward to watch the movie unfold as it never really got to grips with what it wanted to be and ended up being a poorly constructed mess. Given the leads in the movie and the director I would have expected something better, however, the one viewing I had of this film proved more than enough for me. Not a movie that I would watch again as it was a poor excuse for a western and a drab excuse for a science fiction tale.

Surely someone in one of the (8!) production offices aired concerns over the genre mix, or was it a case of "Hey! they are both winners, let's combine! Nailed on winner surely!" Er, no. Not at all. Only way this would of stood a chance would of been if it had been written and directed by Mel Brooks and that might of even been a leap too far. Attracted to this movie by the big names involved, Ford, Spielberg, Craig, Rockwell, Brown. I'm left wondering what compelled them to sign up?

This film shows that cowboys have no right in a sci-fi, or aliens in a Western. Cast looked promising as did the plot (you would think having James Bond and Indiana Jones in the same film would be good!?) but some of the acting as quite wooden and film in the end was very disappointing. Major let down.